This Saturday (9/28/2019) would have marked Tom Harmon’s 100th birthday. Here’s my salute to Michigan’s great 1940 Heisman Trophy recipient, Old 98. What better way to mark this occasion then to relive this incident during the 1940 Cal game? After deking out several Bear defenders, Harmon faces one more “Cal” man near the endzone – a pickled fan named Harold Brennan who had enough of Terrible Tommy and decided to take matters into his own hands.
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Michigan Football at Yankee Stadium (1945, 1950)
With Notre Dame facing Syracuse today at Yankee Stadium, I thought it appropriate for a recap of Michigan's visits to the Bronx. The results didn't turn out well for your beloved Wolverines, but the 1945 game in particular holds a special place in the history of all of college football:
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True Dedication – Opening Michigan Stadium Sights & Sounds (1927)
A few sights and sounds from the Michigan Stadium dedication on October 22, 1927. Video footage, a theft(!), the MMB, enemy praise and much more.
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Messner vs. Mandarich
I always think about this interview during MSU-Michigan week. Here’s U-M great Mark Messner talking about his great battles with MSU’s superfreak lineman Tony Mandarich, along with a bit about Bo’s drug policy and how the team self-regulated bad behavior. Read on:
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Hanging Football Coaches in Effigy (1958)
In 1958, in the midst of a brutal football season and in particular, a 55-24 loss to Northwestern, some students banded together & hung a likeness of Michigan coach Bennie Oosterbaan from a tree on campus.
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Is ‘The Little Brown Jug’ Trophy the Original 1903 Jug?
It's a fragile piece of pottery. Did it break?? This post discusses whether the original jug that Michigan bought (likely on or around October 30, 1903) and Oscar Munson found on November 1 or 2, 1903 is the same jug that the teams play for today.
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Getting it Wrong: Early (Incorrect) Stories about the Origins of the Little Brown Jug Rivalry
A look at many of the myths (most proven 100% false) about the origins of the Little Brown Jug rivalry. Let's go!
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The Willis Ward Protests (1934)
A breakdown of the campus-chaos leading up to and following the infamous 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech game. U-M benched Ward and succumbed to Tech's demand to not play against a black player. Read on:
